Project & Tenders
Vigor Marine Secures Dredge Essayons Ship Repair and Overhaul Contract
Vigor Marine LLC of Portland, Oregon, has won an $8 million contract for hopper dredge Essayons ship repair and overhaul. According to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), all overhaul, maintenance, and drydock work will be performed at the contractor’s facility in Portland with an estimated comple
MacGregor Riser Pull-In System for CNOOC Deepwater FPU
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received an order from the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to supply the riser pull-in system for a deepwater Floating Production Unit (FPU) located in the Lingshui 17-2 gas field. The order is booked into Cargotec’s third quarter of 2019 order intake
Renergen hands out contracts for South Africa’s first LNG plant
South Africa’s natural gas and helium producer Renergen has named two equipment suppliers for its Virginia Gas Project.
Spirit Energy boosts production from North Sea field
Spirit Energy has raised production from its key North Sea gas field after a successful drilling campaign worth £68.5 million ($88 million).
Boskalis New Vessel to Set Up OWF Foundations in Taiwan
Boskalis and its Taiwanese partner Hwa Chi Construction have been awarded the foundation scope for the Taiwanese Changfang and Xidao offshore wind farm (CFXD OWF) project owned by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The project includes the transportation and installation of sixty two three-le
Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed by a recorded vote the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF), H.R. 2440. The vote was 296 in favor and 109 opposed. The voting required a two-thirds super majority of the House in order to pass under “suspension of the rules.” There
Mermaid Wins Middle East Contract Extension
Mermaid’s joint-venture company in Middle East has secured a three-year contract extension for offshore inspection, repair and maintenance services with an oil and gas national company. The extension is in direct continuation to its initial seven-year contract period, whereby Mermaid will continue t
IOG takes FID for Southern North Sea project
Independent Oil and Gas (IOG) has now completed its farm-out transaction with CalEnergy Resources (CER) and taken a Final Investment Decision on Phase 1 of its Core Project located in the Southern North Sea.
Equinor to connect two extra offshore fields to power from shore solution
Two Equinor-operated fields located offshore Norway, the Sleipner field centre and the Gudrun field, will receive power from shore to further reduce CO₂ emissions on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
McDermott hands over Abkatun-A2 production platform to Pemex
U.S. offshore installation and construction firm McDermott has substantially completed Pemex’s Abkatun-A2 Platform in Mexico’s Bay of Campeche.
DNV GL Gets Bay du Nord Task
DNV GL has been selected as Equinor’s certifying authority and classification society for Bay du Nord oil field in the Flemish Pass Basin. DNV GL will ensure that new infrastructure to be built for Bay du Nord project is compliant to local and global safety requirements. DNV GL will oversee design r
EMGS Bags USD 8 Million Deal
Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has received a USD 8 million multi-client contract from an undisclosed customer. Under the contract, the customer will license certain data from the EMGS’ existing EM multi-client library in Norway and settle future potential uplift obligations towards the company
Equinor picks DNV GL for Bay du Nord certification
Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor has selected international oil and gas advisory and classification society DNV GL as the certifying authority for the Bay du Nord project off Canada.
Highlights of the Week
Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (October 21 – 27, 2019). Newport Canal Dredging Project Starts Today The Shropshire Wildlife Trust has just announced that an exciting dredging project to restore Newport Canal back to full health will begin today